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Original German club edition pressing. Released in laminated single sleeve, on blue EMI Odeon labels with black lettering.[kostasg]
In 1965 the government of the GDR illegalizes beat-music and this release gets withdrawn and not rereleased until 1983. Just a few records of this history milestone of the GDR available.[philip]
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Original German club edition pressing. Released in laminated single sleeve, on blue EMI Odeon labels with black lettering.[kostasg]
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In 1965 the government of the GDR illegalizes beat-music and this release gets withdrawn and not rereleased until 1983. Just a few records of this history milestone of the GDR available. Track A5 on Label says A Hard Day's Night. Coverbackside has printed in the middle: VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin W8.[juliens]
MONO[laurene]
(Stereo) 'Side loader & gatefold sleeve. This label version has dark green apple on side A and C, Yellow/white apple on side B and D.
Circular golden sticker attached to front cover: 'Deutscher Schallplattenpreis / gestiftet vom fono forum' (German Record Award / endowed by fono forum (monthly magazine for classical and jazz music)).
'Stereo' printed on back cover - with Catalog-Number on spine!
'Thanks to George Martin/Chris Thomas/Ken Scott/Jeff Emerick/Barry Shefield/John Smith/Richard Hamilton/Gordon House/Jeremy Banks/John Kelly/Linda Eastman/Mal/Kevin and all at number 9' (lyrics sheet).
'†© All lyrics copyright for the world by Northern Songs Ltd. England' (A7, B4, B6, C7, D3) '✱© Apple Records' (all other songs)
Included are 4 one-sided 29x21 cm sheets with pictures of the musicians and a 12-page 12' sized booklet which can be open to a huge poster.
'Electrola Gesellschaft M.B.H., Köln-Braunsfeld. Printed and made in Germany by Heinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.' (lyrics sheet and inside gatefold).
Eric Clapton uncredited for contractual reasons
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These pressings do NOT have the 'Sold in the U.K.' text on the labels
Sleeve was changed by this point:
-Full laminated white gatefold cover without flap-overs and has openings at the sides.
-Front of the cover has “The BEATLES” embossed in raised block letters.
-The printed number 'N°' and 6 digits appear in gray on a slight downward angle towards the lower right corner. 6-digit number does not contain a “0” before the numbers. Such numbered sleeves used until 1973 and possibly later. Some copies of the covers without number on the front.
-Both mono and stereo cat #s are on the spine: 'Stereo PCS 7067-8' and 'Mono PMC 7067-8'
-The back is completely blank. No 'Stereo' text
LABEL DIFFERENTIATION:
-Record 1 has a dark green labels with “An E.M.I. Recording” text on one line. Record 2 has a dark green labels with “An E.M.I. Recording” text on two lines in quotations and parentheses.[samuelb]
with 'Stereo' on back cover in light grey. Stamped number on the front. Issued with a poster and four photographs of the band members.[laurene]
Additional '400001'number on back cover under catalogue number as well as 'Stereo'.
Embossed and numbered gatefold sleeve (sideloader) that includes poster and 4 portraits. Sticker on front cover 'Deutscher Schallplattenpreis gestiftet vom fono forum'
Printed and made in Germany by Heinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.
Labels are the same on both discs.[laurene]
(Reissue) '℗ 1968 original sound recordings made by EMI Records Ltd.
© 1968 EMI Records Ltd.
Made in Holland.
Also known as 'The White Album'.
Eric Clapton not credited for contractual reasons on 1-07.
Comes in a standard double jewel case with a 24-page booklet.
Track durations taken from WinAmp.
'[discogs]
'Taken from the box:The original studio recordingsAll 13 original studio albums digitally remastered in stereoAlong with: Past MastersA 2-CD collection af all The Beatles non-albums singles and EP tracks also digitally remastered.All albums feature deluxe packaging with expanded booklets including rare photographs and additional liner notes. Each CD also has a booklet with lyrics in Japanese and English. No OBI strip for the individual CD's, but a large one for the box itself.And: The Mini Documentaries DVDFeatures 13 mini-documentaries about the making of each of the studio albums in the words of The Beatles themselves and Sir George Martin. It contains rare footage and previously unheard dialogue. The individual documentaries are also to be found on the 13 orignal CDs as QuickTime files for viewing on a computer.Album cat. numbers: Please Please Me - TOCP-71021 With The Beatles - TOCP-71022 A Hard Day's Night - TOCP-71023 Beatles For Sale - TOCP-71024 Help! - TOCP-71025 Rubber Soul - TOCP-71026 Revolver - TOCP-71027 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - TOCP-71028 Magical Mystery Tour - TOCP-71029 The Beatles - set: TOCP-71030~31 , disc 1: TOCP-71030; disc 2: TOCP-71031 Yellow Submarine - TOCP-71032 Abbey Road - TOCP-71033 Let It Be - TOCP-71034 Past Masters - set: TOCP-71035~36 , disc 1: TOCP-71035 & disc 2: TOCP-71036 '(discogs)
(Reissue) Comes with a poster and four postcards.[laurene]
(Reissue) 'The Beatles is embossed on front. The copies are numbered on the front 'No 000000'
Black inner sleeves
With 4 photo-card on John, Paul, George, Ringo.
Printed poster, lyrics on rear side, printed and made in Germany as below.
Sleeve notes: Electrola Gesellschaft M.B.H., Köln-Braunsfeld, Printed and made in Germany by Heinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.
Label notes: n©b / Made in Sweden. An E.M.I. Recording. ℗ 1968
Eric Clapton uncredited on A7 for contractual reasons.
'[discogs]
Made in France with boxed GEMA on labels[andreasf]
(Stereo) 'Debossed seven digit numberd toploader gatefold sleeve with SMO Cat# on the spine. Back sleeve w/o Cat#, just the word 'Stereo'.
No stamped YEX matrices as usual in German copies, but hand etched, partly crossed out SMO matrices.
This seems to be a very rare version since so far - June, 2022 - it's not listed in any relevant database.
Matrices sometimes read SMO2051, sometimes SMO251 and never end on 52 for sides 3 and 4.'[discogs]
(Stereo) 'Debossed seven digit numberd toploader gatefold sleeve with SMO Cat# on the spine. Back sleeve w/o Cat#, just the word 'Stereo'.
No stamped YEX matrices as usual in German copies, but hand etched, partly crossed out SMO matrices.
This seems to be a very rare version since so far - June, 2022 - it's not listed in any relevant database.
Matrices sometimes read SMO2051, sometimes SMO251 and never end on 52 for sides 3 and 4.'[discogs]
(Limited Edition Misprint Numbered Repress) 'Misprint because side one and four have different label from side two and three. The difference is in the font around the label as showed in the pictures.
Comes in an embossed and numbered gatefold sleeve. Includes poster and 4 portraits. Sticker on front cover 'Deutscher Schallplattenpreis gestiftet vom fono forum'
Printed and made in Germany by Heinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.
'Made In EEC' on label
Early/mid 1980s re release: No barcode, no labelcode
'[discogs]
(Stereo) 'Debossed seven digit numberd toploader gatefold sleeve with SMO Cat# on the spine. Back sleeve w/o Cat#, just the word 'Stereo'.
No stamped YEX matrices as usual in German copies, but hand etched, partly crossed out SMO matrices.
This seems to be a very rare version since so far - June, 2022 - it's not listed in any relevant database.
Matrices sometimes read SMO2051, sometimes SMO251 and never end on 52 for sides 3 and 4.'[discogs]
(Stereo)[laurene]
(Stereo) 'Debossed seven digit numberd toploader gatefold sleeve with SMO Cat# on the spine. Back sleeve w/o Cat#, just the word 'Stereo'.
No stamped YEX matrices as usual in German copies, but hand etched, partly crossed out SMO matrices.
This seems to be a very rare version since so far - June, 2022 - it's not listed in any relevant database.
Matrices sometimes read SMO2051, sometimes SMO251 and never end on 52 for sides 3 and 4.'[discogs]
(Compilation Club Edition Stereo)[laurene]
(Numbered) 'The original German release from 1968 comes with top opening and a dark grey stamped No. on the gatefold sleeve front.
Back sleeve with no Cat#, just the word: Stereo.
Eric Clapton on A7 is uncredited for contractual reasons.
Included are four one-sided 29x21 cm sheets with pictures of the musicians and a 12-page 12' sized booklet which can be opened to a huge poster.
ELECTROLA GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H., Köln-Braunsfeld
Printed and made in Germany by Heinrich Nicolaus G.m.b.H.
There are following variations of this edition:
- (r=20857717): Limitation number (7 digits) printed in small black serifless font; the leading 0 is slightly cut off. Numbering goes from 1 to 0125000.
- (r=1051847): Limitation number (7 digits) printed in larger dark grey serifless font. Numbering goes from 0125000 to 0280000. (this version)
- (r=6614636): Limitation number (7 digits) embossed in transparent serifless font. Numbering goes from 0280000 upwards.'[discogs]
'Teldec contract pressing of the first German release ('center ring' near spindlehole, 'Manufactured in Germany' in runout area). Disk 1 and 2 have been pressed by Teldec. There is another version were only disk 2 has been pressed by Teldec and disk 1 represents a regular EMI copy ( this one )
First copies of this first pressing were delivered with the regular black inner sleeves. Some copies are delivered with the red-white striped inner sleeves (see images).
Top opener & gatefold sleeve.
Has raised title and seven digit individual copy number (beginning with '№ ') in grey in lower right hand corner on front cover.
'Thanks to George Martin/Chris Thomas/Ken Scott/Jeff Emerick/Barry Shefield/John Smith/Richard Hamilton/Gordon House/Jeremy Banks/John Kelly/Linda Eastman/Mal/Kevin and all at number 9' (lyrics sheet).
'†© All lyrics copyright for the world by Northern Songs Ltd. England' (A7, B4, B6, C7, D3) '✱© Apple Records' (all other songs)
Eric Clapton on A7 is uncredited for contractual reasons.
Included are 4 one-sided 29x21 cm sheets with pictures of the musicians and a 12-page 12' sized booklet which can be open to a huge poster.
'[discogs]
(Unofficial Release) 'Made In Germany
'Der Vertrieb des Tonträgers ist auf die Bundesrepublik Deutschland beschränkt, wo er leistungsschutzrechtlich gemeinfrei ist''[discogs]